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FreeBSD CVE-2026-49426

| EUVDEUVD-2026-62295 LOW
Omission of Security-relevant Information (CWE-223)
2026-08-19 secteam@freebsd.org
3.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: freebsd

Severity by source

Vendor (freebsd) PRIMARY
3.3 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI
3.3 LOW

Local vector required for ptrace access; PR:L because attacker must own or be permitted to trace the target process; only audit integrity is affected.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (freebsd).

CVSS VectorVendor: freebsd

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 20:48 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 18:23 NVD
3.3 (LOW)
CVE Published
Aug 19, 2026 - 06:17 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

When auditing a system call executed via ptrace(PT_SC_REMOTE), the kernel passed the return value of an internal setup function to AUDIT_SYSCALL_EXIT() rather than the actual result of the executed system call. As a result, committed audit records for system calls which returned an error do not reflect the true outcome of the operation. That is, they indicate that the operation succeeded when it in fact failed.

Audit records for system calls executed via ptrace(PT_SC_REMOTE) may show an incorrect error status. An attacker with the ability to debug a process could use this to produce misleading audit trails, potentially undermining audit-based Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS).

AnalysisAI

FreeBSD's kernel audit subsystem silently misreports the outcome of system calls injected into remote processes via ptrace(PT_SC_REMOTE), recording failed operations as successful in BSM audit logs. A local attacker with ptrace capability can exploit this to falsify audit trails and evade audit-based intrusion detection systems, since the IDS receives fabricated success records for operations that actually returned errors. …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires local access to the FreeBSD system and the ability to attach via ptrace(2) to a target process using PT_SC_REMOTE. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The aggregate risk signal is consistently low across all available indicators. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Apply the patches specified in FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-26:45.audit, available at https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:45.audit.asc. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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